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Strawberry Moon Peaks Monday Night as Low, Distant Full Moon

Timing near lunar apogee and the June solstice will make this a micromoon that follows the Northern Hemisphere’s lowest full‑moon arc of the year.

An aircraft passes in front of the strawberry moon as it shines over Coogee Beach in Sydney, Australia, on June 11, 2025.
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Overview

  • The Moon reaches its exact full phase at about 7:57–7:58 p.m. EDT (23:57–23:58 UTC) on Monday June 29, with UK observers seeing a local peak near 12:57 a.m. on June 30.
  • Skywatchers should look to the southeastern horizon at moonrise just after sunset for the best views because the full Moon will appear largest near the horizon due to the moon illusion.
  • Because the full phase occurs shortly after apogee this month the Moon is a micromoon and will appear slightly smaller and a bit dimmer than an average full Moon.
  • The Moon can take on warm orange or gold tones at low elevation because its light passes through more of Earth’s atmosphere, which scatters shorter blue wavelengths and leaves longer red and orange wavelengths.
  • The name Strawberry Moon comes from Indigenous North American seasonal naming tied to strawberry harvesting, and the event overlaps faintly with the June Bootids while public interest is heightened by recent lunar exploration.